CTech's Monday Roundup of Israeli Tech News

Salesforce buys marketing analytics company Datorama for over $800 million. Andreessen Horowitz, Dell back Israeli all-star cybersecurity team

Salesforce buys marketing analytics company Datorama for over $800 million. Customer service software juggernaut Salesforce has signed a definitive agreement to buy Israel-based marketing analytics company Datorama. Salesforce will pay over $800 million in cash for Datorama, according to two people familiar with the matter. Read more

 

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff. Photo: Bloomberg

 

Andreessen Horowitz, Dell back Israeli all-star cybersecurity team. Co-founded by former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, Toka plans and manages tailor-made cybersecurity ecosystems for government entities. Read more

 

ECI Telecom to list on London Stock Exchange. The company wants to raise 130 million pounds according to a company valuation of around 500 million pounds, one person familiar with the matter said. Read more 

 

Mantis Vision raises $55 million, announces Chinese venture. The Israeli 3D imaging company is backed by Samsung and by China’s Luenmei Quantum, which has partnered with Mantis on a new joint venture. Read more 

 

NewStem, which screens patients for resistance to chemotherapy, raises $2 million. The Jerusalem-based startup is creating a proprietary database of mutated genes that cause resistance to different types of chemotherapeutic agents. Read more

 

Opinion: The tables are turning on Gett. Gett may have been at one point a roaring startup. Now, it’s becoming a ride-hailing loser. Read more

 

Two senior executives to leave Softbank-backed Cybereason. Chief marketing officer Mike Volpe and vice president Jonathan Shapira will both stay on as advisors. Read more 

 

News Briefs

 

Predictive analytics company Fifth Dimension lays off dozens of employees. Read more 

 

E-commerce startup Bllush raises $1.2 million. Read more